A Choral Adjudication took place at Middletown High School on March 24. Adjudication is an event that occurs for choruses, as well as bands, around the county and other neighboring counties.

At a choral adjudication, choruses are set to perform and during their performance, they are judged by a panel of three esteemed judges. Choruses get their chance to perform, and then have the opportunity to listen to all the other choruses who are partaking in the event.

Along with a judged singing performance, school choruses are judged on their sight reading skills. There is a melodic and rhythmic part of the sight reading where the whole chorus must participate, and will be judged by one judge. Without the assistance of a choral director in the rhythmic sight reading, the director may help the chorus during the melodic section.

The judging is set off a scale of one to four, one being the highest rating and four being the lowest. A one, which is a superior rating, is what every chorus strives for during adjudication. If a school chorus receives an overall superior rating from the judges, that school chorus is given the chance to attend a state adjudication and have their skills further assessed.

The choral adjudication is held at MHS every year, and this year the Middletown Concert Choir and Vocal Ensemble both received superior ratings. Both Concert Choir and Vocal Ensemble gained a one in their singing performance, rhythmic sight reading, and melodic sight reading.

“We did way better than I expected, but overall I thought our job in sight reading was amazing compared to our work in class,” said MHS junior Emily Heuver.